Bird assemblages of an Iberian cereal steppe

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 65-76

  Delgado, A ^a   Moreira, F ^b  

^a Liga para a Proteccao Da Natureza   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE AGRONOMIA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Bird assemblage structure; Cereal cultivation; Impacts of agricultural changes; Landscape

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; BIRD; LAND USE; POPULATION ECOLOGY; STEPPE;

PORTUGAL;

ALAUDA ARVENSIS; ANTHUS CAMPESTRIS; ANTHUS PRATENSIS; CICONIA CICONIA; MELANOCORYPHA CALANDRA; MILIARIA CALANDRA; PLUVIALIS APRICARIA; VANELLUS VANELLUS;

EID: 0033975113     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8809(99)00114-0     Document Type: Article

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